Why do iPhone 15 phones overheat?

Apple is actively working on fixes after users revealed that the new iPhones are overheating even with the most mundane tasks.

The company said the current overheating issues do not pose a security risk and will not affect the long-term performance of affected iPhone models. It also pointed out that iPhones have internal protection for components that helps regulate the temperature if it exceeds a certain value.

“Identificirali smo nekaj pogojev, ki lahko povzročijo, da se iPhone segreje bolj, kot je to običajno,” je sporočil Apple. Pregrevanje se lahko pojavi pri nekaterih nedavno posodobljenih aplikacijah tretjih oseb, ki “preobremenijo sistem”, so še pojasnili. Te aplikacije so med drugim Instagram, Uber in arkadna dirkaška igra Asphalt 9. “Z razvijalci teh aplikacij delamo na popravkih, ki so v procesu izvajanja,” so dejali v izjavi.

The company also said it has discovered a bug in iOS 17 that is affecting some users. Therefore, Apple plans to issue a software update soon to resolve the issue. He didn't comment on when exactly the fix would be available, but it certainly won't cover CPU or GPU performance throttling.

Poleg tega je Apple dejal, da se telefon lahko segreva tudi prvih nekaj dni po nastavitvi ali obnovitvi naprave zaradi “povečane aktivnosti v ozadju.” Po naših izkušnjah je to zelo piarovska izjava, saj doslej med testiranjem telefonov nikoli nismo naleteli na pregrevanje zaradi kopiranja podatkov in nameščanja aplikacij.

Apple's support page warns users that the device may heat up when restoring from a backup, using graphics-intensive applications, streaming high-quality video, and wireless charging.

“Ti pogoji so normalni in vaša naprava se bo vrnila na normalno temperaturo, ko bo postopek zaključen ali ko boste zaključili svojo aktivnost,” podjetje navaja na spletni strani. “Če vaša naprava ne prikaže opozorila o temperaturi, lahko napravo še naprej uporabljate.”

Apple can't afford to delay fixes. iPhone sales fell for the third straight quarter. According to the latest research by Wedbush, about 250 million iPhone users haven't changed their phone in 4 years. It's a goldmine for Apple if it manages to win over these older users with the iPhone 15.